Portman Column: 50 Years Later, Neil Armstrong's Walk on the Moon Still Inspires
July 15, 2019
July 15, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following column:
50 years ago this week, one of Ohio's greatest sons, Neil Armstrong, became the first man to walk on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, the world watched in awe as grainy footage beamed in from the lunar surface 289,000 miles away to millions of TV screens around the globe. As a 13-year-old, I will never forget watching on a small black-and-white TV as Neil Armstrong made his famous first small step then wal . . .
50 years ago this week, one of Ohio's greatest sons, Neil Armstrong, became the first man to walk on the Moon. On July 20, 1969, the world watched in awe as grainy footage beamed in from the lunar surface 289,000 miles away to millions of TV screens around the globe. As a 13-year-old, I will never forget watching on a small black-and-white TV as Neil Armstrong made his famous first small step then wal . . .